Katwijk aan den Rijn

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as apud renum catwijch in 1224. Derived from the toponym Katwijk, aan (“on”) and the hydronym Rijn. Katwijk is a compound of the difficult to interpret element Middle Dutch kat (“cat, mud, ridge, lesser, low-quality”) and wyc (“village, settlement”). aan den Rijn was added to distinguish the settlement from Katwijk aan Zee.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Kat‧wijk aan den Rijn

Proper noun

Katwijk aan den Rijn n

1. A village in Katwijk, South Holland, Netherlands

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “katwijk aan den rijn”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎ (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN